Animals No Longer At Your Zoo You'd Like To See There Again

[mamoreno0215]

My local and favorite zoo, the Denver Zoo phased out Polar Bears a while ago due to unsuccessful breeding, their exhibit was repurposed into a new one for our Grizzly Bears but I hope to one day see Polar Bears come back. There are plans for them in the newest Master Plan but it seems like that isn't happening anytime soon

 

[USZOOfan42]

Detroit has many
• Bush Dog
• Sloth Bear
• Indian Pangolin
• Tasmanian Devil
• Blue Penguin
• African Penguin
• Adelie Penguin
• Emperor Penguin
• African Wild Dog
• Coati
• Takin
• Przewalski’s Wild Horse
• Elk
• Thompson’s Gazelle
• Hamadryas Baboon
• American Black Bear
• Emu
• Prairie Dog
• Southern Pudu
• Binturong
• Lar Gibbon
• Lion Tailed Macaque
• Black and White Ruffed Lemur
• Burrowing Owl

 

[BearMinimum]

Zoo Atlanta used to have bush dogs, I'd love to see them make a return but I don't know much about how they do as a species in captivity. I'd enjoy another cassowary too. Sadly as our giant pandas are now back in Chengdu, I have to include them on my list too. Tanukis would be great to see again as well, but same deal as the bush dogs; maybe there's a good reason they haven't brought them back. We're lacking rarities in ATL especially after the pandas' departure.

 

[Nile Hippo Expert]

Detroit has many
• Bush Dog
• Sloth Bear
• Indian Pangolin
• Tasmanian Devil
• Blue Penguin
• African Penguin
• Adelie Penguin
• Emperor Penguin
• African Wild Dog
• Coati
• Takin
• Przewalski’s Wild Horse
• Elk
• Thompson’s Gazelle
• Hamadryas Baboon
• American Black Bear
• Emu
• Prairie Dog
• Southern Pudu
• Binturong
• Lar Gibbon
• Lion Tailed Macaque
• Black and White Ruffed Lemur
• Burrowing Owl

Also Nile Hippo, Asian Elephant, and Black Rhinoceros.

 

[PossumRoach]

I don't know much about how they do as a species in captivity

They are not a difficult species to maintain in captivity with the EU and UK together have 48 holders of bush dog. The difficulty comes from the longevity of the species, which is unfortunately not too long.

Tanukis would be great to see again as well, but same deal as the bush dogs; maybe there's a good reason they haven't brought them back.

Raccoon dogs are federally designated as injurious wildlife, which means importing them and transferring them across state lines is going to require lots of paperwork. While the popularity of raccoon dogs might be slowly increasing thanks to the popularity of Japanese media, zoos are not likely to be willing to go through loads of paperwork for a non-endangered brown critter.